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  • Title: Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is useful in assessment of tubal patency in a patient with iodine-induced hypothyroidism.
    Author: Furuhashi M, Miyabe Y, Katsumata Y, Oda H, Imai N.
    Journal: Magn Reson Imaging; 1998 Apr; 16(3):339-41. PubMed ID: 9621975.
    Abstract:
    A 32-year-old woman presented for evaluation of primary infertility. Because she had a history of iodine-induced hypothyroidism, conventional hysterosalpingography was contraindicated. Tubal patency was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after infusion of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA). Visualization of the contrast medium in the peritoneal cavity revealed tubal patency. Our case indicates that MRI with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is a safe, simple, and easy way to confirm that at least one tube is patent when a patient is at risk for hysterosalpingography. To our knowledge, this is the first report that tubal patency was diagnosed on MRI.
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